Transactions

Epta S.p.A., a global player in commercial refrigeration, strengthens its presence in the north of Germany with the acquisition of refrigeration activities from HEIFO GmbH & Co. KG.

Clairfield advised Broviken AB and its portfolio company, Intellic Group AB, in the acquisition of the Swedish CRM specialist Releye AB.

The current management, together with Vondel Private Equity, acquired all the shares of PROMEXX Technical Automation B.V. from the founders Eric Schuerman and Maarten Beijloos.

The De Girolamo family sold 90% of its shares in Lotras, a leading operator in the multimodal rail and road transport sector, to CFI (Compagnie Ferroviaria Italiana), the first national independent rail operator.

Tecnoplast, a leading Italian producer of high-end windows and doors in PVC and aluminum, was sold to Dea Capital Sviluppo Sostenibile, an Italian private equity fund focused on ESG investments.

Rosa Sistemi SpA, an Italian company that designs and manufactures roller guideways, linear bearings, customized linear systems and actuators, commercialized ball guideways and precision ball screws, was sold to the Timken Company (NYSE: TKR), a global leader in bearings and industrial motion.

Plastmet Srl, an Italian company specialising in metallisation and industrial painting, was sold to VMC Mottini, a specialist in luxury packaging decoration services, backed by Ethica Global Investment, an Italian investment holding company focused on small and mid-cap Italian companies.

Town & Country Fine Foods, a leading supplier to the UK foodservice industry, was sold to Irish Food Group Musgrave.

AssetOn Group, an Australian provider of asset management software and services, was sold to COSOL Limited [ASX: COS], a global provider of asset management solutions.

Gaïana Group (iD Systèmes), France’s leading publisher of software dedicated to the life sciences sector (wine and spirits, horticulture and agriculture), acquired the Spanish company Ayanet TIC, a publisher of business software for the agri-food and distribution industries.

Sagard, a prominent French private equity firm, entered into exclusive negotiations with Dentressangle, Nordine Mazari and Xavier Frattini to acquire Synov.

ASO H&P Group, a world leader in chrome plated bars in the hydraulic and pneumatic sectors, signed an agreement with a pool of banks with BNL BNP Paribas as agent bank, UniCredit, Banco BPM, and Banca Ifis for a EUR 23 million loan to support a greenfield investment in India aimed at strengthening the Group’s international presence.

Unitywater, a government-owned water and wasterwater company, acquired a minority stake in Detection Services Group, a specialised water management services business, providing services and analytics for leak detection and improving pipeline network reliability.

National Boiler Service, Inc., a leading national provider of maintenance and repair services to industrial boiler systems across the United States, was sold to to Plexus Capital.

Concept Environmental Services, active in fluid processing, storage and management solutions, acquired D&R Group, provider of industrial liners and fluid containment products.

Intec Microsystems, a leading IT hardware, software and services distributor, has been sold to private equity investor Chiltern Capital and its management team.

PS-Pension Solutions GmbH (“Pension Solutions Group”), a Germany-based specialist broker and a leading solution provider of occupational pension schemes, occupational disability insurance, and company health insurance plans, was sold to Ecclesia Holding GmbH (“Ecclesia Group”), Germany’s leading insurance broker and partner for insurance, risk consulting, and contract support.

Axonal-Biostatem, a full-service Contract Research Organisation (CRO) specialised in clinical and epidemiological research, was sold to Docaposte, the digital subsidiary of La Poste Group.

Apsalys, a life sciences quality management consultancy company, was sold to Vulcain Engineering, a pan-European engineering consultancy group.

Sotralu Group, a European specialist in accessories and closures for aluminium joineries backed by Bridgepoint, acquired the Italian company FR Accessories.